Explain how production of lactate from pyruvate can promote glycolysis in the muscle cells

Q: The intercellular lactate shuttle refers to... Cytosolic lactate being transported into the…

A: Glucose is metabolized through glycolysis to synthesize energy. Pyruvate is the end product of…

Q: As mentioned in class, one additional major use of ATP in skeletal muscle (besides powering the…

A: Assumptions:The volume of a single sarcomere is roughly cylindrical.The average diameter of a…

Q: Individuals with McArdle’s disease often experience a “second wind” resulting from cardiovascular…

A: Cellular respiration is the process by which organisms break down glucose into a form that the cell…

Q: During strenuous activity, the demand for ATP in muscle tissue is vastly increased. In rabbit leg…

A: Lactic acid fermentation occurs in anaerobic cellular respiration after glycolysis to produce lactic…

Q: Unlike skeletal muscle smooth muscle Mayer spontaneously contract when it is. What feature of smooth…

A: Smooth muscle is a non-striated muscle, divided into two groups; single unit and multiunit smooth…

Q: The transformation of glucose to lactate in myocytes releases only about 7% of the free energy…

A: The metabolic pathway can be defined as the combination of chemical reactions occurring in a…

Q: Explain differences in mitochondria for the three types of muscle fiber: slow twitch, fast twitch…

A: Muscle fibers are cylindrical fibers composed of myofibrils. They have more than one nucleus and…

Q: Discuss the metabolic pathways of ATP production in skeletal muscle in terms of timing, mechanism,…

A: Muscle ATP stores are limited, metabolic pathways must be triggered to keep ATP resynthesis rates at…

Q: How can myosin convert the chemical energy released by ATP hydrolysis into mechanical work?

A: The beginning of the muscle contraction includes the release of calcium ions from the sarcoplasmic…

Q: Unlike a rabbit, running all-out for a few moments to escape a predator, migratory birds require…

A: Acetyl coenzyme A is a key metabolic intermediate that is produced in a variety of methods,…

Q: During periods of stress or fasting, blood glucose levels fall.In response, fatty acids are released…

A: A major source of energy in the body is glucose. The breakdown of glucose leads to the production of…

Q: How many ATPs could theoretically be formed from a glucosemolecule carried through aerobic…

A: Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is defined as a cell’s energy currency. It is a molecule that stores as…

Q: Explain why myosin II in a sarcomere can produced force only for that sarcomere contraction and not…

A: SARCOMERE   It is the basic structural and functional unit of muscle tissue. COMPONENTS: Each…

Q: Explain in detail why fast-twitch fibers will use anaerobic respiration rather than aerobic…

A: Fast-twitch fibers are used for rapid bursts or intense movements while slow-twitch fibers are used…

Q: Muscle cells under heavy load can produce some ATP using lactic acid fermentation.  Which statement…

A: The process of ATP production by the conversion of glucose into lactic acid is called lactic acid…

Q: This thick filament motor protein composed of 6 polypeptide chains uses ATP hydrolysis to interact…

A: Skeletal muscles are attached with the skeleton. Muscle is made up of contractile, structural and…

Q: What happens, metabolically, to the body id the lactate is not cleared from the muscles?

A: Introduction Oxygen and nutrients are heavily used by muscle tissue. Its consumption is undoubtedly…